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Two youth activists handed eight year prison terms
Continuing a series of handing down long prison terms to dissidents, Burma's military authorities on Monday sentenced two members of Generation Wave (GW), a youth dissident group, to eight years...
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| Mine casualties in Burma nearly double Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Mizzima News Reported cases of landmine casualties in Burma skyrocketed during the course of 2007, with civilians accounting for the vast majority of ... See all stories on this topic |
| Abandoning Burma's HIV/AIDS afflicted community Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Larry Jagan About 25000 people will die in Burma of AIDS in the next twelve months unless more is done immediately to provide them with medical care, ... See all stories on this topic |
| Sushi-specialist refugees from Burma recent additions to area's ... Palm Beach Post - FL, United States Many are from the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar - also known as Burma - and they form part of a small and specialized minority relatively new to South ... See all stories on this topic |
| Netherlands: Foreign Minister Verhagen condemns severe prison ... ISRIA (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA `The prison sentences imposed on Zarganar and others in Burma over the past few weeks, after secretive trials, defy belief,' said Mr Verhagen. ... See all stories on this topic |
| Burma's tourism industry shows signs of life Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by Zar Ni Chiang Mai – The Burmese tourism industry has picked up a little bit in recent months, after suffering serious losses in the aftermath of May's ... See all stories on this topic |
| Doctors Without Borders Issues Alert on AIDS in Burma Voice of America - USA By VOA News The international medical group Doctors Without Borders said Burma's military government must act now if it wants to address one of Asia's most ... See all stories on this topic |
| Digital Influence Group Wins MITX Award for Best Use of Social Media MarketWatch - USA Digital Influence Group's winning "Burma: It Can't Wait" campaign supported a 30-day effort launched by The Human Rights Action Center and the US Campaign ... See all stories on this topic |
| 45 Years for a Joke Wall Street Journal - USA It's a concept the people of Burma understand well. One of their most famous celebrities is a comedian known for his antiregime jokes who goes by the name ... See all stories on this topic |
| Prepaid card system for mobile phones in Burma soon Mizzima.com - New Delhi,Delhi,India by The The New Delhi – Mobile phone users in Burma have reasons to cheer for they will be free of the monthly hassle of queuing up front of telephone ... See all stories on this topic |
| Sneak Peek of Episode 4: Burma Special Broadcasting Service - Australia Stefan continues his culinary journey around the world with his most dangerous trip yet - smuggling himself into the jungles of eastern Burma, where the ... See all stories on this topi |
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| Prepaid card system for mobile phones in Burma soon - Mizzima.com By News Prepaid card system for mobile phones in Burma soon Mizzima.com, India - 15 hours ago by The The New Delhi ? Mobile phone users in Burma have reasons to cheer for they will be free of the monthly hassle of queuing up front of telephone ... Mobile Phone Forums - http://www.phoneforums.org/ |
| Burma tycoon gets 15 years for drug trafficking Prominent business tycoon Maung Weik -known to be close to the head of Burma's junta -was sentenced to 15 years in prison on drug trafficking charges in a Yangon court last week, legal sources said Monday. Weik, 35, who owns Mg Weik and ... Vietnam RSS News Feed by Intellasia.Net - http://www.intellasia.net/ |
| Plight of Abused Burmese Women Highlighted on International Day By www.deyea.blogspot.com/(www. By LAWI WENG | The plight of women in Burma’s conflict areas and of Burmese women migrant workers who suffer exploitation and abuse was highlighted in statements marking Tuesday’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence ... ENGLISH DEYEA NEWS - http://englishdeyeanews. |
| Domestic migrant workers still vulnerable: HRW By moderator(moderator) With Burma's domestic economy in tatters, thousands of Burmese women have found their way abroad as domestic help, the most prolific destination being neighboring Thailand. Of the estimated one million Burmese migrant workers in ... BURMA NEWS: MYANMAR /TIBET NEWS... - http://myamarnews.blogspot. |
| Breaking News: 'LAST BATTLE' SUVARNABHUMI CLOSED By BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT(BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT) By Chularat Saengpassa. The Suvarnabhumi Airport has been ordered closed after PAD protesters seized key entrance and other areas. The Airports of Thailand has decided to close the Suvarnabhumi airport after PAD protesters entered ... BURMA DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT - http://burmadd.blogspot.com/ |
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